Less Than Kind

Between 14th May 2013 and 29th June 2013 this tour will visit 7 venues in Oxford, Salisbury, Brighton, Outer London, York, Cheltenham and Aylesbury.

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Synopsis/Company

Less Than Kind is the original 1944 play which was extensively rewritten for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne with the title ‘Love in Idleness’ / US title ‘O Mistress Mine’. The plot concerns Michael Brown, an idealistic socialist 17 year old who on his return from five years’ evacuation in Canada during World War Two, is horrified to find Olivia, his widowed mother living with Sir John Fletcher, a married Tory MP and industrialist. The play centres on Olivia’s anguish as she is torn between her love for her son and for her lover.


Performers Sue Holdnerness (Olivia Brown), William Gaminara (Sir John Fletcher), Laura Doddington (Diana Fletcher), Charlie Hamblett (Michael Brown), Katie Evans (Polton), Leonie Spilsbury (Miss Dell). Author Terence Rattigan. Producer Sean Garvey (for Planet Theatre Productions Ltd). Director Adrian Brown. Design Amy Yardley. Costume Suzi Lombardelli. Lighting Howard Hudson.